Dr Mohaddeseh Ziyachi mohaddeseh.ziyachi@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
A ‘Cultural Models’ Approach to Psychotherapy for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Case Study from the UK
Ziyachi, Mohaddeseh; Castellani, Brian
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Professor Brian Castellani brian.c.castellani@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
Despite the existence of significant research on the mental health care challenges of migrants, particularly refugees and asylum seekers, less attention has been paid to treatment approaches. We used a case study from the UK to look at the topic from a cultural models approach (which comes from cognitive anthropology) to analyse migrants’ experiences with mental health care. Twenty-five refugees and asylum seekers living in North East England and Northern Ireland were interviewed who had used at least six sessions of talking therapy during the last three years. Our results suggested that adopting a ‘cultural models’ approach, which offers a new conceptual and methodological framework of migrants’ experiences and their underlying schemas and expectations, would significantly contribute to building therapeutic alliances and provide relevant and appropriate treatments for migrant clients, particularly for unrecognised pre- and post-migration traumatic experiences.
Citation
Ziyachi, M., & Castellani, B. (2024). A ‘Cultural Models’ Approach to Psychotherapy for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Case Study from the UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(5), Article 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050650
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 14, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | May 20, 2024 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Jun 4, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 7, 2024 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Print ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Electronic ISSN | 1660-4601 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 5 |
Article Number | 650 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050650 |
Keywords | mental health, cognitive anthropology, asylum seekers, migrants, mental health treatment, refugees, ‘cultural models’ approach |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2472720 |
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